Imagine what it was like to be Clayton Lockett on April 29th 2014, the day he was executed. The paramedics punctured his left arm with the needle, but forgot to use a bandage to keep the needle in place. By the time they finally remembered the bandage there was blood everywhere and they needed to start all over. They tried to insert the needle ten different times all over his body to no avail. It seems they gave up at this point and figured they could try something never done before and simply hope for the best. The doctors and paramedics tried to insert the needle into Lockett 's groin. They used a scalpel to cut into the flesh, because the veins in the groin are deep beneath the skin. As they were nonchalantly taping the needle to his leg
…show more content…
There are many ways it’s not black and white but it’s mostly black. By this I mean, Black people are the most targeted racial group in death penalty cases. In Fact, “ the death was more likely to be imposed against black defendants than white defendants, and death was more likely to be imposed on behalf of white victims than black victims” (Phillips).It absolutely striking the amount of racism that is involved in these types of cases. The reality is quite barbaric. It seems that if people are biased in a life or death case justice isn’t blind and people could be executed inadvertantly for the color of their …show more content…
$98,963” (Dubill)” so not only is that claim invalid but even if it were true should we really put a price on human life? Some aspects of society can’t afford for the government to be cheap. This is one of those times. Another ludicrous claim people throw out all the time is, “The death penalty helps with overcrowding.” I’m not even going to try to validate this response for numerous reasons. First, This problems are miniscule when we are dealing with people 's lives. But second and most importantly, the solution to prison overcrowding doesn’t lie in capitol punishment. Saki Knafo from the Huffington Post states it perfectly, “The problem: There are 219,000 inmates in the federal prisons system -- compared with 25,000 in 1980. About half are there for drug offenses.” (Knafo) So clearly killing people isn 't the answer to overcrowding. The clear answer is send fewer people to prison for drug crimes. Saving lives should be the main
There are many ways it’s not black and white but it’s mostly black. By this I mean, Black people are the most targeted racial group in death penalty cases. In Fact, “ the death was more likely to be imposed against black defendants than white defendants, and death was more likely to be imposed on behalf of white victims than black victims” (Phillips).It absolutely striking the amount of racism that is involved in these types of cases. The reality is quite barbaric. It seems that if people are biased in a life or death case justice isn’t blind and people could be executed inadvertantly for the color of their …show more content…
$98,963” (Dubill)” so not only is that claim invalid but even if it were true should we really put a price on human life? Some aspects of society can’t afford for the government to be cheap. This is one of those times. Another ludicrous claim people throw out all the time is, “The death penalty helps with overcrowding.” I’m not even going to try to validate this response for numerous reasons. First, This problems are miniscule when we are dealing with people 's lives. But second and most importantly, the solution to prison overcrowding doesn’t lie in capitol punishment. Saki Knafo from the Huffington Post states it perfectly, “The problem: There are 219,000 inmates in the federal prisons system -- compared with 25,000 in 1980. About half are there for drug offenses.” (Knafo) So clearly killing people isn 't the answer to overcrowding. The clear answer is send fewer people to prison for drug crimes. Saving lives should be the main